BiRD REPORT

American robin - 1 at Pt. Prim, May 18 (TM) ’ - 10 at Pt. Prim, June 20 (TM) Swainson's thrush — 2 eating choke cherries near Norway, Aug. 27 (BD,RW) Ruby-crowned kinglet — 1 at Surf Cottages, Nat'l Pk., Aug. 27 (BD,RW) Cedar waxwing — 12 at Pt. Prim, June 6 (TM) - pr. at Pt. Prim, June 23 (TM) a - 2f., 6m. at Pt. Prim, Aug. 4 (TM) Red-eyed vireo - family group of 6 near Norway, one picking dogwood berries and dropping them without eating, Aug. 27 (BD,RW) Prairie warbler - **FIRST SIGHTING** 1 imm., carefully studied, Surf Cottages, Nat'l Pk., Aug. 27 (BD,RW) Black and white warbler - 5 near Norway, one still singing, Aug. Yellow warbler - l m. at Pt. Prim, May 18 (TM) Magnolia warbler - 1 m., St. Peters Harbour, July 12, (TH) Yellow-rumped warbler (myrtle warbler) - 1 f., Pt. Prim, May 16 (TM) - 1 at Pt. Prim, June 20 (TM) - 30+ at Surf Cottages, Nat'l Pk., Aug. 27 (BD,RW) Ovenbird — 1, plus nest with 4 young (1 pure white) in Valleyfield, June 21 (TM) Mourning warbler - 1 in Valleyfield, June 21 (TM) Common yellowthroat - m & E, Lower Montague, July 11 (TH) American redstart - 1 at Pt. Prim, June 20 (TM) - 1 m. at Pt. Prim, July 15 (TM) Weaver finch (house sparrow) - 6 at Pt. Prim, May 17 (TM) - pr. plus 4 young, Pt. Prim feeder, July 3 (TM) Bobolink - 2 m., Pt. Prim, May 17 (TM) - 25+ f. or imm. near Norway, Aug. 27 (BD,RW) Red—winged blackbird - 1 f., Pt. Prim feeder, May 14 (TM) - 5 m., Pt. Prim, May 17 (TM) - 200+ at Pisquid, Aug. 27 (BD,RW) Rusty blackbird - 1 in Valleyfield, June 21 (TM) Common grackle — 1 at Pt. Prim feeder, May 18 (TM) Brown-headed cowbird — 2 m., 6 f. at Pt. Prim feeder, May 17 (TM) Rose-breasted grosbeak — 6 imm. at North Cape, Aug. 27 (BD,RW) 10 at Indian River feeder, Aug. 27 (BD,RW) 1 f. at Pt. Prim feeder, May 17 (TM)

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Evening grosbeak - 1 m.,

Purple finch — l m., 2 f. at Pt. Prim feeder,'May 14 (TM)

- 7 m., 6 f. at Pt. Prim feeder,'May 17 (TM) Pine siskin — flocks of 2-10 from North Cape to Nat'l Pk., Aug. 27 (BD,RW) Northern junco - 1 at Pt. Prim feeder, May 14 (TM)

- 1 at Pt. Prim, May 18 (TM) American goldfinch - 1 m. at Pt. Prim, May 17 (TM) Chipping sparrow - 10 at Pt. Prim, May 17 (TM) 25+, mostly juv., Surf Cottages, Nat'l Pk., Aug. 27 (BD,RW)

White—throated sparrow - 1 at Pt. Prim feeder, May 14 (TM) Fox sparrow — 1 at Pt. Prim, May 18 (TM) Swamp sparrow - 6 at Indian River, Aug. 27 (BD,RW) — 2 at Brackley Marsh, Aug. 27 (BD,RW) Song sparrow - 3 at Pt. Prim, May 17 (TM) - 2 at Pt. Prim, June 6 (TM) MISCELLANEOUS SIGHTING: 1 muskrat in Cornwall brook, June 21—July 11 (PAM)